2013  – A Year in Review

2014 – An Interesting Year Ahead

Summary of Program

Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment Group as they discuss important legal developments from 2013 and review the complexities of a number of new laws facing employersin 2014. 

Sacramento Date:    January 16, 2014

Time:   9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location:  400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA

San Francisco Date:  January 23, 2014

Time:   9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location:  475 Sansome Street, Suite 1800, San Francisco, CA

For more information and to register for one of these seminars, please click here.

 

By:       Brendan J. Begley

A federal appellate court this week upheld an attorney-fee award of nearly $700,000 to a California employee who won less than $28,000 in damages in a lawsuit alleging wrongful demotion.  According to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Muniz v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Case No. 11-17282, the trial court was not required to reduce the large disparity between the damages and the fees. 

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Hot off the print press –  Weintraub Tobin’s 2014 Labor and Employment Training and Seminar Schedule is now available.   Click here for a copy of the schedule.

Our Employment Law Update is scheduled for January 16, 2014 (Sacramento) and January 23, 2014 (San Francisco).   Seating is limited so register early to reserve your spot. 

Please contact Ramona Carrillo with any questions.

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046
rcarrillo@weintraub.com

By:  Shauna N. Correia

Many of our employer clients and their in-house counsel recognize that most of the claims paid in an employment settlement are taxable income for the employee. Employers therefore, wisely require that at least some of the settlement payment to the employee be made in the form of a payroll check, with applicable withholding deducted. Employees, however, often want to minimize or eliminate the portion of their settlement proceeds that is subject to withholding. This is where the IRS becomes a silent party to the settlement agreements for employment claims. This blog highlights the risks and provides practical pointers for in house counsel to consider when dealing with the issue of wage allocation during settlement discussions for employment claims.

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Summary of Program

The regulations regarding California’s Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for supervisors require that certain employers provide training to their supervisors every two years.

The Labor and Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin is offering a two hour in-person training session that will comply with all the requirements outlined in the regulations.

Date:         December 4, 2013

Time:        9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Location:   Weintraub Tobin, 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA

Charge:     $75.00 per supervisor.

For more information and to register for this seminar, please click here.

 

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